Armenia prepares for an election that could reshape ties with Moscow and the West
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Supporters of Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, wave a Armenian national flag during a rally against incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, as Karapetyan, who heads the Strong Armenia party, has faced criminal charges that he rejected as politically driven and campaigned from under house arrest. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)Supporters of Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, on screen, attend a rally with Armenian national flags against incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, as Karapetyan, who heads the Strong Armenia party, has faced criminal charges that he rejected as politically driven and campaigned from under house arrest. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)Supporters of Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, on screen, attend a rally against incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)A man gestures as he and other supporters of Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, who heads Strong Armenia party, has faced criminal charges that he rejected as politically driven and campaigned from under house arrest, rally toward Republic Square against incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)
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Supporters of Russian-Armenian tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, wave a Armenian national flag during a rally against incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, as Karapetyan, who heads the Strong Armenia party, has faced criminal charges that he rejected as politically driven and campaigned from under house arrest. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)